Georgia

AI-driven data center buildout shifts power costs and risks to Georgia customers

AI-driven data center buildout shifts power costs and risks to Georgia customers

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

Georgia Power is asking regulators to approve a $15 billion plan to add 10,000 MW in five years, largely to...

Local Georgia rules now favor data centers over resident concerns in zoning

Local Georgia rules now favor data centers over resident concerns in zoning

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

Port Wentworth just approved zoning rules for data centers despite unanimous resident opposition at the meeting. The ordinance doesn’t greenlight...

Massive Georgia Power gas build tests AI data center assumptions

Massive Georgia Power gas build tests AI data center assumptions

Melissa Palmer
December 17, 2025

Georgia Power just secured a tentative deal to massively expand generation capacity, mostly gas, driven largely by projected AI and...

georgia Film studio plans fade as site pivots toward data center

georgia Film studio plans fade as site pivots toward data center

Melissa Palmer
December 15, 2025

Georgia’s film-stage boom flipped to bust fast, and one Athens studio is now more valuable as a potential data center...

Data center-driven gas expansion shifts long-term risk onto Georgia ratepayers

Data center-driven gas expansion shifts long-term risk onto Georgia ratepayers

Melissa Palmer
December 11, 2025

Georgia Power is close to getting approval for a large natural-gas-heavy capacity expansion built around projected demand from data centers...

Ellenwood, Georgia data center plans threaten our neighborhood’s health and future

Ellenwood, Georgia data center plans threaten our neighborhood’s health and future

Melissa Palmer
December 10, 2025

DeKalb County is weighing new data center land-use rules just as a 1 million square foot facility is proposed on...

Local permitting in georgia now rivals GPUs in planning AI data centers

Local permitting in georgia now rivals GPUs in planning AI data centers

Melissa Palmer
December 3, 2025

Athens-Clarke County in Georgia just put a moratorium on new data centers through March 2026 so they can write zoning...

New zoning limits reshape georgia planning for AI data centers

New zoning limits reshape georgia planning for AI data centers

Melissa Palmer
December 3, 2025

Columbia County just set new zoning rules to rein in data center impact, but they did it while eyeing an...

AI data center expansion raises public health concerns in Georgia community

AI data center expansion raises public health concerns in Georgia community

Melissa Palmer
November 29, 2025

Georgia’s rapid buildout of AI-focused data centers, including multiple hyperscale projects around South Fulton and South DeKalb, is driving higher...

The Hidden Constraint in the AI Race: Communities Saying No

The Hidden Constraint in the AI Race: Communities Saying No

Melissa Palmer
November 29, 2025

Something fundamental is shifting inside the United States, and it has nothing to do with GPU supply or model sizes...